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2019, Virtual Engineering Applied to the Factory Planning Process
This paper describes how the concept of virtual engineering can be applied to the factory planning process. Our journey starts with the definition of what virtual engineering is, its pillars and what benefits this concept brings with respect to the traditional concepts of design used today. It is followed by our definition of what is considered a working environment and the boundaries of the physical-virtual world, and it ends with the applications of virtual and augmented reality technologies in the factory-layout planning process.
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This paper describes how the concept of virtual engineering can be applied to the factory planning process. Our journey starts with the definition of what virtual engineering is, its pillars and what benefits this concept brings with respect to the traditional concepts of design used today. It is followed by our definition of what is considered a working environment and the boundaries of the physical-virtual world, and it ends with the applications of virtual and augmented reality technologies in the factory-layout planning process.
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